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ii;- KONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1943 THE PIATTSMOUTH EVENING JOURNAL PAGE FIVE 6 Laughing" Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB You've Seen Some Plays Like It By IRVDi S. COBB THE late John Stetson, famous in the early days as a theatrical pro ducer was a unique character. His own generation knew hira as a shrewd and canny individual who'd take a chance. He was scli-edu cated and i some raspects the education had been neglected. 1 75v f C-C-C0R5ESN STV One day there called upon him at his office in Boston an aspiring playwright who brought along the script of a melodrama he had clone. The young man may have been gifted in other regards but so far as his speech was concerned he suffered from a severe handicap he stam mered terribly. Being sensitive, he rarely mentioned his affliction. In deed, he had no need to do so as soon as he opened his mouth it adver tised itself. He came now by appointment to see the great manager. As he entered the room where Mr. Stetson sat, the latter barked at him: "No need for any talk I know who you are. You know who I am. You say you've got a play. All right. I'm a busy man. Set right down there and open it up and read it to me." The young dramatist obeyed. He made heavy gcing'of it but eventually he finished. Til take your play and put it on," said Stetson. He pressed a button and his assistant entered. . "Fix up- a contract for this young fellow," commanded his chief. "I'm going to take his play. It ain't much of a play in some ways but it's got one great novelty in it that ought to make an audience laugh their heads off all the characters stutter." ; : Ph-o-o-o-e-yfi JW.D.P, Here's the rogues gallery ia Walt Disney's current 6hort phantasy "Der Fuehrer's Face" from which the immensely popular satirical song of the same title was taken. Anyone can guess who these char acters are. Know the Enemy's Planes I JAPANESE TYPE 97 Shown above by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America as the twenty-sixth in its series of enemy plane silhouettes is the three-view drawing of the Japanese Type 97 Mitsubishi army and navy reconnaissance plane. Powered by a single radial aircooled engine, the 97 is a tow-wing monoplane with slight dihedral. The rounded-tip wings are tapered on both edges, that of the trailing edge being more pronounced. The plane's non retractable landing gear is equipped with "pants," the gear extending farther forward than the leading edge of the wings. The upper portion of the fuselage contains a skabk area of trampcreM COWS o A crtv quarters. The tail plan is high ani symmetrical. - : Plane Engineer Injured Omaha, Jan. 30 (UP) Flight Engineer Ralph Hubbard, of the makers of the famed Martin B-26, today was recovering in an Omaha hospital from injuries necessitating the amputation of his right leg which he received whea the plane in which he was a passenger crash ed during a takeoff. Hubbard was the only casualty among the five men aboard the plane when it fell at the Fort Crook field yesterday. The B-26 was only slight ly damaged, officials said. Notice MaiL Patrons Due to a shortage of employees at the Plattsmouth Post Office and more particularly due to a recent post office department order clarify ing the previous orders relative to the 48-hour week, Saturday after noon city delivery service is not to be offered. This ia effective at once; 2k V VICT DO YOU KNOW iat dodging the SDlash i a new motorcycle sport in Scotland. A bucket of water (holding about 2 gallons) is mounted on a board in the air and the rider passing be neath tips the bucket over. On the speed of the ma chine depends the degree of ducking the rider receives. McQurf Nwvrapcr Sy nd tea te RECONNAISSANCE PLANE DRY 14 President Says No More Threats From West Africa Assures the American Nations that Danger of Invasion from Africa it Gone Washington, Jan. 30 (UP) The "Western Hemisphere today had as surance from President Roosevelt that 'never again" will west Africa be allowed to become a blockade or invasion threat to the Americas. Homeward bound from his historic Mnrth African conferences with Brit. . . T, , ... . . ,Tr. . . ish Prime Minister Winston Church- ill, Mr. Roosevelt met with President Getulio Vargas of Brazil Thursday at. Natal where they surveyed the "future safety of all the Americas." They agreed, the White House dis closed, that it must be permanently and definitely assured that the new world will not be threatened again from the North African shores across the narrowest reaches of the Atlantic. Mr. Roosevelt, it said, demonstrat ed to Vargas that the allied invasion of North Africa has, for the present, eliminated the possibility of a German-held Dakar that would threaten the freedom of the Americas. The French city has been turned over , to pro-United Nations forces, thus removing a menace which has occupied the thoughts of allied lead ersfor many months because of its ilnoQ nrnTimitv in tho AmpriMS and its notential use as an enemy alr!Miss0Uri air base. Perhaps significantly, Dakar was an 'integral part of the discussion which also touched upon the South Atlantic submarine menace and which provided Mr. Roosevelt with an opportunity to inform the Brazil ian president of 'the very significant results of the conference in Casa blanca and of the resolve that the peace to come must not allow the axis to attack civilization in future years." ; After their talks continual for about 24 hours Vargas and Mr. Roosevelt issued a joint statement seemingly containing a delicate dig at Argentina which still maintains diplomatic relations with the axis. , "This meeting," the statement said, 'has given us an opportunity to sur vey the future safety of all the Amer icas. In our opinion each of the republics is interested and affected to an.equal degree. 'In unity there is strength- It is the aim of Brazil and of the United States to make the Atlantic ocean safe for all. We are deeply grateful for the almost unanimous help that our neighbors are giving to the great cause of democracy throughout the world." Truly a StMfitFilW AID FOR INCOME TAX PAYERS AVvV- Understqnd Ll Visual Charts, $gSiyr V? Graphs, Calculators Vi X ALL V $50 "C m DEDUCTIONS THE DUMirlLulruisGJr GUIDE TO YOUR INCOME TAX by LOUIS WAGNER, Certified Public Accountant (N.Y.) HERE'S a new kind of taxpayer's guide, to help you make out your return quickly and accurately, without the aid of an accountant. A sample practice tax form is included in a perforated center section. You tear it out and make out your return as you read, item by item. No long columns of legal language to wade through. Every deduction you are allowed under the new tax laws, ia clearly explained. Cot this helpful book now and save your- self endless time, trouble and expense. - BATES BOOK STORE 1 Critical Manpower Shortage Lincoln, Nebr. Jan." 30. (UP) Nebraska and the entire nation are faced with a very critical man pow er shortage Governor Dwight Gris wold warned today upon his return from the Council of State Govern ments meeting at Baltimore, and a visit to Washington, and predicted it would become more serious in Ne braska during July and August, es pecially if there is a good crop this year. He reported a serious loss in pro duction throughout the nation due to "absenteeism." He, said it was reported at 'the meeting that 10 per cent to 15 per cent of the men in defense and vital production plants are not reporting to work on Mon- days. He gave as example the Sa t . . . turday following Christmas in the Detroit area when 34 per cent of the workers failed to report. Little Business May Be Aaided Washington, Jan. 30 (UP) Lit tle business no longer "will have to be satisfied with the crumbs from the table when war contracts are doled out of the smaller war plants corporation carries through a "bit tough" policy demanded by Con gress, it was learned today. The act establishing the Corpora tion, empowers it to compel pro curement of the armed service to turn over prime contracts if it can prove that small business can do the job involved. This power never was evoked under the Chairmanship ! of Lou E. Holland of Kansas City, War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson remov ed Holland and named Colonel Robert Wood Johnson as Chairman. It is reported Johnson is prepar ed to exercise the corporation auth ority. If he does not he will have to explain why to the little business committees of the Senate and House. Destroy German Planes London, Jan. 30. (UP) The U. S. air force announced today that American flying fortresses and Liber a tor bombers destroyed 22 German fighter planes in last Wednesday's attack on Wilhelmshaven. Three American bombers were lost in the United State-'s first offen sive thrust against Germany by air in thfs war, the annotfricenient' said. Remove Naval Commander London, Jan. 30. (UP) DNB German news agencyroadcast from Adolph Hitler's headquarters today an announcement -'vtltatv Admiral Erich Reader has- been removed as Commander of the German navy and that Rear Admiral Karl Doenitz, a submarine expert had Wen appointed to succeed him. . . mi II m iiXm i 'i T 1 'sagg! I I IFS s. -m 1 rn i fl SS Rubber Priority Needed Washington, Jan. 30 (UP) Rubber Director Wm. M. Jeffers to day held priorities for the immediate expansion of the synthetic rubber program to produce about 452,000 tons of rubber a year. The priori ties gave him a partial victory in his battle with the armed services. The authorization will enable production of only 43.6 per cent of the program originally outlined by the Baruch committee which pro posed an output of 1,037,000 tons annually. The priorities were ordered by Economic Director James F. Byrnes thus ending a dispute among the army and navy, Jeffers and War Production Eoard Chairman Donald M. Nelson. Jeffers charged that disaster threatened unless between 65 and 70 per cent of the synthetic rubber program was given the highest pri- i ority. To Leave for Health Resort Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Warden leave tomorrow for Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Warden, who farms near Union, suf fers from arthritis and will take treatment consisting of health baths at the famous resort. ' While there he will keep well informed on the happenings at home as he called at the Journal office and asked that his paper be sent to the Arkansas city during his indefinite stay there. Undergoes Operation Miss Eleanor Giles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Giles of this city is at the Clarkson hospital at Oma ha where she was operated on Fri day morning for an appendectomy. She is reported as resting quite eas ily at this time. Returns from Hospital Miss Louise Rishel, who has been recuperating from the effects of an appendectomy at an Omaha hospital, has so far recovered that she is now home. Miss Rishel came home a few days ago and is now resting at the family home and feeling much bet ter. Refuses Superintendent's Aid Lincoln, Nebr., Jan. 30 (UP) State Superintendent Wayne O. Reed today was complying with a written request of the legislature appropria. tion committee which held he was evading the intent and purpose of the state law concerning appoint ment of two assistants and setting their salaries. The snarl was caus ed when Ree apointed Leonard Larson and Dr. Frank Sorenson to head the finance and curriculum divisions and set their salaries at $3,600. State Auditor Ray John son refused to honpr the pay vouch ers on the ground the law made no provision for assistants and spe cifically authorized one deputy sup erintendent at an annual salary of ?2,640. Reed is working with bill drafter Walter James to draw up a bill call ing for apointment of an assistant at $3,600. Johnson later honored the pay voucher when rewritten to the "wages and funds" account. HUSBAND TRANSFERRED Mr. and Mrs. Don Seiver receiv ed a wire today from their daughter Shirley, today, to the effect that her husband. Lieutenant R. Y. Bu chanan has been transferred from Camp Edwards, Mass., to Detroit for. schooling. Mrs. Buchanan left only a, short time ago for, Massachusetts to Tie'near'fier "husBandr mm b h mt m i mj mm mi mm m NY 1?HIS INGENIOUS TRAINER, DEVELOPED . ENGINEER, gLANE CAN ijATIOHAL British Planes Raid Berlin As Goering Speaks Raid Conies as Nazi Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the Hitler Regime London, Jan. 30. (UP) Just as Marshal Hermann Goering was pre paring to start his speech in cele bration of the 10th anniversary of the nazi accession to power today, British mosquito planes bombed Berlin and caused confusion in the hall where he spoke. The daring raid made at a time when Berlin's anti-air defenses pro bably were at full strength was a complete success. All British planes returned safely it was said authori tively. It was presumed that only a small force of mosquitos participated in the attack. The planes are swift daylight raiders each capable ot carrying a 2,000 pound bomb load and making a round trip flight of 1200 miles. The sudden attack delayed Goer- ings address for an hour and three minutes and explained the confusion that came over the radio as the mar shal gave the German armed forces at home a pep talk in the darkest hour of the war for the Reich. After the British planes departed, Goering delivered a gloomy speech that was uninterrupted by applause throughout. He said every man, wo man and child of Germany's 80 mil lion population must be prepared to die if necessary at the order of Adolf Hitler. Bearing out the German's insis tence that Hitler would make to day the occasion for peace feelers, Goering said peace with Russia without victory was impossible but because Germany could de'al only with "gentlemen not with bolsheviks." He did not say it could not deal with its other enemies Great Britain and the United States. In a speech of seventy-two minut es Goering spoke in the Hall of Honor of the Berlin Air Ministry where he is Chief. He addressed delegates of the German armed forc es ostensibly in the hall, and the German people by radio. He explain ed tremendous Russian victories by painting Russia as a power which, unlike Germany, forced its people to give all. Germans he said would do the same voluntarily for Hitler. Goering explained Hitler's delib erate sacrifice of 220,000 men of the German's Sixth army at Stalin grad " by saying that they had to stay there to permit the German line to be "reorganized," that they had died for the world as well as for Germany ani that other Ger mans must follow their example. He compared the stand at Stalingrad with that of Leonidas and his 300 at Thermopylae, and said that now, as then, the stand had been against barbaric hordes from the east. READY TO OBLIGE London, Jan. SO. (UP) One rea son British planes bombed Berlin to day was that W. E. McLachlan, a city councilman of Lover pooL which was bombed by the Germans for six straight nights at the height of the blitz, sent this telegram to Prime Minister Churchill yesterday: "Liverpool has not forgotten the blitz and would applaud a gift of 'tinned pluma' dropped by a thou sand bombers over Berlin as a me mento to 'ttte beloved fuehrer" on his anniversary. Will you oblige?" . Churchill obliged. . : a mm. vh w i mm m mr " & w mm oca'vmQ OF AMERICA'S PILOTS RECEIVE THEIR PRELIMINARY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WITH OUT GOING ALOFT. BY AN INDUSTRIAL DOES EVERYTHING A DO .... EXCEPT FLY ASSOCIATION 'MASUfA CTUBEPS Annual Boy Scout Day Final plans are rapidly taking form for the annual "Dawn to Dusk" Financial Campaign of the Boy Scouts of America in the Arbor Lodge District, scheduled February 10th. W. A. Robertson, Dan Hill, and Morton Steinhart have been se lected as members ot the initial Gifts committee. These men are now contacting the Initial Givers, and plan to have their portion of the campaign finished by February 5th. Local directors who have been named by Walter Smith, Dr. V. Y. Coulter, and Meno Wilhelms are: Dr. Leonard Fitch, Plattsmouth; Charles Boedeker, Murray; Dale Karnopp, Union; Glenn Rutledge, Nehawka; R. P. Hobson, Weeping Water; Dan Hill, Nebraska City; Donald Thomson, Syracuse; F. H. Effken, Cook; Everett H. Good, Peru; Sterling Nelson, Auburn; and Searl D. Lovelady, Julian. Allies Move To Devastate Axis-Held Ports Move in North Africa to Cut Off Possible Aid to the Germans and Italians in Tunis London, Jan. 30 (UP) Ameri can bombers today were believed em barked on a program to devastate every axis-held port in Tunisia, so the Germans and Italians will be cut off from sea-borne aid when the nearing zero hour of the supreme allied offensive strikes. The harbor of Sfax had already been leveled by wave upon wave of flying fortresses and medium bomb ers in the greatest air attack the allies have made to date in Tunisia. Observers in London believed axis ships now were unable to get in or out of Sfax harbor. Presumably the axis was still able to use the ports of Bizerte, Tun is, Sousse and Gabes to some extent, although Bizerte and Tunis had been damaged so heavily in earlier raids that the Germans and Italians had been compelled to shift much traffic from them to the other ports. With its Tunisian ports knocked out, the axis would be powerless to reinforce and supply its bridgehead from the continent. Likewise, the axis would find it almost impossible to evacuate its forces by sea, although a United Press staff correspondent with the Mediterranean fleet report ed that British sailors were praying for a chance to spoil a German-Italian Dunkirk. Dispatches from Algiers, via Ma drid, said British patrols were ex tremely active in the Medjez El Bab sector, some 30 miles southwest of Tunis, and in a valley had driven axis forces back from a number ot advanced posts. Reinforced allied units, with guns and tanks, were slowly advancing again along a low line of hills 20 miles west and north west of Kairouan, the "dispatches said. Kairouan is some 60 miles south and slightly east of Medjez Ei Bab. The same dispatches said units of Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark's American Fift hArmy in the Gafsa area, north west of Gabes, were slowly pushing south, and that the Americans firmly held, Maknassy, 34 miles; from the coast, threatening to cut off the re treating Afrika Korps from Axis forces in the north. Leather Traveling Cases Tor Men In Service. 12.00 to $9.00. Bates Book Store.